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Re: Title attribute on images?

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Feb 8, 2020 1:13PM

On 08/02/2020 20:12, Colleen Gratzer wrote:
> I just came across a site (and then others I found searching for
> that same text verbatim) that says:
>
> "According to W3C Accessibility Guidelines, for code to be considered
> W3C-valid, it is important to include both image alt text and image
> title text in the image for important images on the page."
>
> I have never heard this and cannot find anything supporting it. Which is
> correct?
It's rubbish.

P
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